War Horse review – still one of British theatre’s most phenomenal creations by Nick Ahad

The Lowry, SalfordThe original magic that made the play the most successful in the National Theatre’s history still holds, with its visceral impact perhaps now more relevant than ever Joe…

“All In: Comedy About Love” Coming To The Hudson Theater in December by Andrew Poretz

Musical duo The Bengsons (Abigail and Shaun Bengson) will be performing songs live on stage from The Magnetic Fields (composer, Stephin Merritt), including selections from their album “69 …

KINDER

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The Beacon by Stanford Friedman

The Beacon takes its time navigating the troubled waters stirred up by a foursome who come together on an island off the coast of West Cork only to realize they are better off apart. The pos…

Talkin' Broadway Off-Broadway - "The Beacon" - 9/22/24 by Marc Miller

It's Irish Rep, and there's a squabbling mother and her adult son onstage, so we know this isn't going to end well. My first thought of The Beacon, Nancy Harris's new play, was, this reminds…

The Beacon: Irish Drama Sheds More Heat Than Light by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Kate Mulgrew plays a renowned artist who may have murdered her husband in Nancy Harris' drama being given its North American premiere by the Irish Repertory Theatre The post …

The Beacon: A Trivial Sea of Mysteries by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ Kate Mulgrew glows amid a murky Irish melodrama The post The Beacon: A Trivial Sea of Mysteries appeared first on New York Stage Review.

Mother-Daughter Bond Familiar To Actresses In Steel Magnolias by Bill Hirschman

Dalia Aleman and Alexandra Van Hasselt find themselves in familiar roles as they prepare to perform in a professional South Florida co-production of the classic comedy-drama, Steel Magnolias…

Broadway Flea volunteers start chanting bwaySHO by bwaySHO

Clifford Bell, Beloved Cabaret Director and Producer Passes Away at 67

Affectionately known as 'Lawrence of Cabarabia,' Clifford Bell, a leading director and producer in the world of cabaret, concerts, and one-person shows, has passed away. A beloved figure in …

More principal cast members announced for JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

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The Ask Review. ACLU, and a confrontation over power and freedom and change. by New York Theater

The confrontation in “The Ask” involves no guns, nor even any shouting. It’s not a confrontation at all, by any typical definition these days in either theater or politics. Greta, a lo…

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WP Theater kicks off its new season with Mathilde Dratwa's Dirty Laundry beginning tonight. PLAYBILL.COM.

Principal cast members announced with more Sydney performances for JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR by Sean McLoughlin

Two principal cast members for the Australian tour of the award-winning Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of Tim Rice

KC Dela Cruz's Favorite Hadestown Prop by Hadestown

From the national tour to Broadway, KC Dela Cruz and her lamp have been through Hell together.

Theatre Review: ‘Sense and Sensibility’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre by Julia Tucker

  Jane Austen’s debut novel, Sense and Sensibility, has been a staple of literature for more than 200 years. Many screen, radio, and literature adaptations of this classic have been produ…

Philly Fringe 2024: Fist and Heel presents POWER by An Nichols

Fist and Heel’s Fringe entry merges a variety of dance elements from West African, Black Shaker, modern dance, and more to imagine the life of Mother Rebecca Cox Jackson. An Nichols review…

Theatre News: The Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre announces the retirement of “Fuzz” James Roark as Artistic Director by News Desk (organization-Submitted Press Release)

In January 2025, James “Fuzz” Roark is retiring from his role as the Artistic Director for The Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre (Spotlighters). He will remain as part-time Managing Dir…

‘Absolutely hideous’: new London sculpture of Oscar Wilde condemned by his grandson by Dalya Alberge

Gloomy segmented head of famed playwright fails to convey his wit and brilliance, says Merlin Holland A huge sculpture of Oscar Wilde’s head lying on its side, his face sliced into segment…

This Week on Broadway for September 22, 2024: Forbidden Broadway Merrily We Stole a Song @ Theater 555 by James Marino

James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk about Forbidden Broadway Merrily We Stole a Song @ Theater 555, Little Shop of Horrors “Audrey II” Times Square Installation, Danny Burstein in …

Theatre Review: August Wilson’s ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’ at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company by Max Garner

Two up, eight to go. The Baltimore August Wilson Celebration has hit its stride. After Arena Players’ triumphant production of “Gem of the Ocean” in April (read our review), Chesapeake…

Theatre Review: ‘Primary Trust’ at Signature Theatre by Anne Valentino

Eboni Booth won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama with her play “Primary Trust” and is currently being presented at Signature Theatre. It’s a rather intimate play that investigates the…

Theatre Review: ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead’ presented by Nu Sass Productions at the DC Arts Center by Seth Rose

To open their new season and celebrate their 15th anniversary, Nu Sass Productions is revisiting its first production which was presented at the 2009 Capital Fringe Festival. Rosencrantz and…

Broadway Flea 2024! LIVE by bwaySHO

Broadway flea 2024 haul - Newsies, Daniel Radcliffe poster, Merrily We Roll Along by bwaySHO

R.I.P. Bette Bourne by Trav S.D.

Got the word from Ms. Eve Golden that Bette Bourne (Peter Bourne, b.1939) passed away last month. It being just a few weeks prior to his natal day, I opted to wait to do a tribute. How I wis…

Asking More from Matthew Freeman’s “The Ask” by Catherine Sawoski

Matthew Freeman, like most New York City creatives, has a day job. The award-winning playwright, who premiered his latest play, The Ask, in early September, spends his time out of the theate…

Exclusive: Oh My Pod U Guys- Clean Riffs Only with Vishal Vaidya

This week's BroadwayWorld Recap has all the latest Bway casting announcements, brought to you by BroadwayWorld.com. Then I am joined by Broadway performer Vishal Vaidya!

TITANIQUE has opened in Sydney by Aussie Theatre

Award-winning splash hit TITANIQUE made its Australian premiere at Sydney’s The Grand Electric this evening following a star-studded fortnight of

Elaine Paige on Sunday Rings in the First Day of Autumn by Broadway.com

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, Paige celebrates the arrival of autumn and off…

Could SHUCKED Come to London's Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in Summer 2025?

In an interview with Broadway Direct, Jack O'Brien says that Shucked will come to the Regents Park Open Air Theatre in Summer 2025.

A Face in the Crowd review – cautionary tale of the creation of a Trump-lite TV star by Arifa Akbar

Young Vic, LondonThis musical has the seeds of a brilliant show for our times with Ramin Karimloo on fine form, but its complex themes are sucked away by sledge-hammer messaging Elia Kazan�…

The Road to Rocky Lane by Trav S.D.

Born this day, yet 50 years gone, actor Allan Lane (Harry Leonard Albertshardt, 1909-1973). We cut to the chase to let you know that of Lane’s over 125 screen credits, the best known are t…

THE ROOMMATE by Brittany Crowell

In The Roommate, a Bronx woman looking to escape her nefarious past heads to Iowa where she rooms with a Midwestern woman living alone after her marriage ends and her son relocates to the bi…

Interview: Becky Hope-Palmer & Robin Hiley of Off-Broadway’s LIFELINE Talk the Show’s Development, Impact, Timely Message & More by Matt Smith

“The number of effective antibiotics to treat him keeps decreasing….With every infection his lung function is getting worse and worse.” Such is the plight at the center of Lifeline, th…

Danny Burstein to Star Opposite Audra McDonald in Gypsy on Broadway by Belaid S

Tony Award winner Danny Burstein is set to play Herbie alongside six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald in the upcoming Broadway

American Theatre Wing Announces Recipients of 2024 Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative by Belaid S

The American Theatre Wing has revealed the recipients of its 2024 Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative, awarding more than $500,000 in

Titanique review: Celine Dion jukebox musical parody of Titanic is stubbornly stupid – and roaringly funny by Cassie Tongue

Grand Electric, SydneyThis sidesplitting off-Broadway production answers the question ‘what if the hero of James Cameron’s Titanic was actually Celine Dion all along?’ There’s little…

‘I’m an ordinary man who plays crazy parts’: John Lithgow on tackling Roald Dahl by Michael Segalov

When John Lithgow got the role of author and antisemite Roald Dahl, friends feared for his safety. He reveals why he’s never been one to shy from a challenge There’s no denying the phys…

From Mick Jagger to Crossroads: the pioneering career of Cleo Sylvestre by Mark Lawson

The black British performer started out recording with the Rolling Stones, was on the West End stage by 19 and made breakthroughs in TV and theatre ‘Trailblazing’ TV, film and stage acto…

QDance Company: Re:Incarnation; The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party review – curiouser and curiouser by Sarah Crompton

Queen Elizabeth Hall; Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonQudus Onikeku’s dancers jerk, bustle and glide through a puzzling tale of rebirth, while Kate Prince’s ZooNation returns t…

Succession star J Smith-Cameron: ‘There’s a bewildered vulnerability to middle age that is ripe to be explored’ by Rachel Cooke

The actor famous for playing Gerri Kellman on starring opposite Mark Rylance on the London stage, her recent emergency operation, and her thoughts on the US election When J Smith-Cameron tel…

The week in theatre; The Lightest Element; The Real Ones – review by Nancy Durrant

Hampstead theatre; Bush theatre, London Overlooked pioneering astronomer Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin comes to vivid life in Stella Feehily’s slow-burning, enraging drama. And best friends gro…

Romeo and Juliet review – diversity doubles the power of Shakespeare’s tragedy by Clare Brennan

Shakespeare North Playhouse, PrescotA cast of deaf, disabled and neurodivergent actors throw new light on the star-crossed lovers in Graeae’s uneven yet often thrilling show Actors appear,…

Soundside Music Festival brings big music acts back to Bridgeport by Christopher Arnott

The Soundside Music Festival in Bridgeport features nearly 20 nationally renowned music acts, including headliners Foo Fighters and Noah Kahan, on Sept. 28 and 29.

New musical ‘No Love Songs’ highlights highs and lows of family life of rocker Kyle Falconer by Christopher Arnott

"No Love Songs," a deeply personal musical by Scottish rock star Kyle Falconer and his wife Laura Wilde, is coming to the Terris Theatre in Chester Sept. 27 through Oct. 20.

The Witness Room ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter September 22, 2024: The Witness Room is a fierce, flawed, and familiar cop drama at Off Broadway’s intimate, smartly refurbished AMT Theatre, set around a table in…

SUMMER IMPRESSIONS: Dance in Brazzaville - Andoche Loubaki’s "Esprit" at the Espace Zola, Centre Culturel Zola by The Dance Enthusiast

"The dancing, featuring traditional Congolese movement, was powerful and very full bodied.  It was full of torso complications, waists and hips moving, and strong, expansive legs.  The wom…